Dendrochronological dating and provenancing of timber used as foundation piles under historic buildings in The Netherlands

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 96-105

  Sass Klaassen, Ute ^a   Vernimmen, Tamara ^b   Baittinger, Claudia ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Netherlands Centre for Dendrochronology   (Netherlands)

^c National Museum of Denmark   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dendrochronology; Dendroprovenancing; Foundation piles; Pine; Spruce

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; PILES;

DENDROCHRONOLOGY; DENDROPROVENANCING; FOUNDATION PILES;

TIMBER;

CONIFEROUS TREE; DATING METHOD; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; FOUNDATION; HISTORIC BUILDING; PROVENANCE; TIMBER; TIME SERIES; TREE RING;

BUILDINGS; FORESTS; PICEA; PILE SURFACES; PINUS;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PICEA;

EID: 37049038864     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2007.07.013     Document Type: Article

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